Devil's Army

As soon as the Japanese troops along the port reached the outskirts of Tonghua County, they immediately launched an attack on Tonghua County.

At this time, the Japanese army on the right flank of the highway was attacking Tonghua County.

The fourth regimental commander had no choice but to redeploy troops to strengthen the defense of the left flank of Tonghua County.

At this time, the Japanese troops attacking Tonghua County on the left and right flanks numbered more than 20,000. It would be difficult for the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Border Defense Brigade and the more than 5,000 troops of the brigade's directly subordinate units, including the 1st and 3rd Regiments that had retreated into the county, to resist them.

Brigade Commander Wang has made up his mind to live and die with Tonghua County.

On the one hand, the county government and other government departments were required to withdraw, and on the other hand, the Eighth Route Army staff were required to organize the people to withdraw from Tonghua County in an orderly manner.

On the other hand, the logistics department was instructed to distribute weapons to the logistics troops.

As long as their Second Border Defense Brigade has a breath left, they must not allow the Japanese army to occupy Tonghua County. They must not allow the tragedy of Ji'an County to repeat itself in Tonghua County.

Fortunately, the First Army's air force had already repelled the Japanese air force and launched a fierce bombing and strafing attack on the Japanese troops who were attacking Tonghua County, providing strong support to the Second Border Defense Brigade.

The Japanese artillery was quite cunning; taking advantage of the absence of the First Army's air force, they suddenly launched a fierce bombardment of the city wall fortifications of the Second Brigade in Tonghua County.

Although the Second Brigade was not bombarded by the Japanese for a long time, it was bombarded intermittently.

Moreover, Japanese air force aircraft from Korea would frequently fly over to launch air raids on Tonghua County and to attack the First Army's bombers.

The main fighter planes of the First Army in Fengtian, Jinzhou, Changchun, and Heilongjiang had already flown south to engage the Japanese. The First Army's air force left behind was insufficient in strength and often had to deal with multiple targets simultaneously.

(The Japanese aircraft carrier group has arrived in Chinese waters and is attacking Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. The First Air Force is engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese aircraft carrier group and is unable to move north to provide reinforcements.)

By the time the First Army Air Force arrived, most of the Japanese warplanes had already returned to base or fled at full speed into Korean territory.

The air force had no choice but to pursue them to the border before reluctantly turning back.

If the Japanese air force's stronghold isn't raided, the skies over Liaoning and Jilin provinces will never be peaceful again.

The Grey Wolves selected two special operations teams to cross the border and locate Japanese airfields, preparing for their air force to concentrate its forces to destroy them.

At this time, the Japanese army advancing from the railway bridge towards Tonghua County also broke through the defense line of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Border Defense Brigade, arrived outside Tonghua County, and launched a fierce attack on Tonghua County.

Tonghua County was under fierce attack by nearly 3 Japanese and Korean puppet troops, and the situation was extremely critical.

The last reserve force of the 2nd Border Defense Brigade—the directly subordinate battalion—was also deployed to the battlefield.

The logistics staff and soldiers also took up arms and prepared for battle. The county government and its offices were basically evacuated.

Most of the elderly, women, and children in the county town were also evacuated along with the county government offices.

Some enthusiastic young people from Tonghua County volunteered to stay and provide logistical support for the Second Border Defense Brigade.

A joint anti-Japanese war between the military and civilians was launched in Tonghua County.

Supported by artillery and air force, the Japanese infantry on the right flank, which had initially attacked Tonghua County, finally broke through the collapsed city walls and entered the county. However, they were met with fierce resistance from the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment, 2nd Border Defense Brigade, who had retreated into the streets and alleys.

As the Japanese soldiers entered the city, they advanced deeper into Tonghua County while simultaneously attacking from both sides.

Soldiers from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Border Defense Brigade, who were blocking the Japanese advance from the left and central flanks, were met with fierce attacks from the Japanese army inside the city.